Duhita Sant
Postdoc at @RutgersCABM | Ecology and evolution of microbial communities | https://qevomicrolab.org
- Moving across countries as an Indian researcher hasn’t been easy, but it’s been deeply transformative. I wrote about my journey and why mobility is so important in science. Grateful to be part of this initiative by @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social read on and check out the full series as well!
- Very happy to share that I will be starting as an Assistant Professor in the department of Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina in January! My group will be working on environmental phage ecology and evolution, and I am recruiting for the upcoming year (more info below).
- Amazing 👏👏👏
- 🚨Fresh out of press! How do wild bacterial communities respond to environmental perturbations like liming? We experimentally evolved them to find out! academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
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- Thank you @lcatherines.bsky.social 😊
- This is my first paper from a postdoc and my first as corresponding author — it’s truly special.
- It’s been a pleasure working with @timbarra.bsky.social @kayla-king.bsky.social Thomas Bell Tom Smith Edgar Wong and Juli Cohen :)
- 2) shows significant alterations in species diversity and composition in limed tree-holes; and 3) empirically shows genetic changes in the frequency of single nucleotide polymorphisms in MAGs that occurred at rates comparable to and correlated with ecological changes in the same MAGs.
- To the best of our knowledge this is a rare example of applying perturbations as used in experimental evolution in laboratory studies but to wild bacterial communities.
- In this work, we present eco-evolutionary response of wild bacterial communities to experimental perturbation by liming wild decomposer communities living in beech tree-holes that 1) demonstrates extreme robustness of the bacterial communities to increased pH;
- Congrats to both of you. The GRS is in good hands.
- Excited to get to work on GRS 2027 with @duhitasant.bsky.social!! Hit me up here or via email if you have any feedback or ideas for the next Micro Pop Biol GRS!
- Thanks a lot Rees!
- Thrilled to have been elected as GRS co-chair along with @noahhoupt.bsky.social Looking forward to the 2027 meeting! #GRCMicroPop
- Still winding down from the Microbial Population Biology GRS/GRC!🦠 It was a great experience to be GRS co-chair with @mikeblazanin.bsky.social, and congrats to the newly-elected GRS chairs @noahhoupt.bsky.social and @duhitasant.bsky.social!💃 #GRCMicroPop #MicroSky
- Excited to share that I’ve been awarded the prestigious 2025 Peggy Cotter Award from @njmicrobe.bsky.social (NJ branch of @asm.org ) and the Career Development Grant for Postdoctoral Women from @asm.org!
- Grateful for the support and recognition from @asm.org to attend #ASMicrobe 2025 and the GRC/GRS on Microbial Population Biology. Looking forward to connecting & sharing science! 🧬✨ #WomenInSTEM #Microbiology
- Abstracts for ASM Microbe 2025 are now open (asm.org/Events/ASM-M...) I’m excited to announce that I’ll be convening a session under the EEB track, and we’re thrilled to have the amazing @petrovadmitri.bsky.social and @deepaagashe.bsky.social speaking in the session.
- It’s going to be an insightful discussion you won’t want to miss! Be sure to register, and join us in Los Angeles, June 19-23, 2025! 🙌
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- Congratulations Lavisha 🥳
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- Awesome…congratulations Mike!
